The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling more than 11 million Fisher-Price toys, including trikes, infant toys, high chairs, and wheelies. The CPSC has reports of injuries from some of these products. See our sister blog at ConsumerReports.org for more... [ More ]
They say you learn from your children. But I never realized my son would teach me to take on the phone company. It all started when I got a whopping big phone bill. Shocked at what I owed, I went... [ More ]
I guess I hang on to things for longer than I should. A few weeks ago, my heart was broken when an old blender that’d been in the family forever was leaking. I wrote to the company, hoping for a... [ More ]
Got a gripe against high fructose corn syrup (HFCS for short)? Now there's a Facebook page where you can join others and post your concerns. Apparently, this and other grass roots efforts have been effective in getting manufacturers to replace... [ More ]
If you love shoe shopping (and who doesn’t?!) you probably know about Piperlime.com, The Gap’s sister shoe site. Now you can shop at Piperlime live and in person, at its brand new pop-up store in New York City. It’s located... [ More ]
Go green when shopping for back-to-school products! Here are some tips for keeping the costs of back-to-school supplies down and saving a little bit of the planet too. Follow this great advice from our sister site, GreenerChoices.org. Subscribe to ShopSmart... [ More ]
Fall is prime baby bargain time because retailers tend to clear their inventory to make room for next year's products, which arrive between November and January. So be on the lookout for baby gear sales by checking your local newspapers... [ More ]
